Abu Yousef al-Turki

Abu Yousef al-Turki (died 23 September 2014) was the leader of the Al-Nusra Front during the Syrian Civil War. An ally of al-Qaeda, he was killed in an airstrike on 23 September 2014.

Biography
Abu Yousef al-Turki was born in Turkey, and was said to be one of the best snipers in the Middle East. Trained by al-Qaeda, Turki became the leader of the al-Qaeda-linked Al-Nusra Front during the 2011 Syrian Civil War. He fought against the government of the Syrian Arab Republic alongside other jihadist groups such as the Islamic State, Islamic Front, and Mujahideen Army. Abu Yousef al-Turki was killed in an airstrike either in Aleppo or Idlib on 23 September 2014 with 11 other Al-Nusra Front fighters in an air campaign in Syria by an alliance of the United States, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, France, and Britain.